Is that...can it be...?

I was watching the 1977 comedy classic KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE not long ago, and during the Hong Kong spoof "A Fistful of Yen" (arguably the high point of the movie), I noticed something I'd never noticed in the dozens of times I'd seen the movie before.

There's a seen where our hero, played by Evan Kim, is sneaking into the badguy's secret lab when he stumbles into a group of tourists being led by a perky guide. (It's that sort of comedy.) Looking at the tourists -- all extras, with no dialogue among them -- I thought I spotted someone familiar.

See the kid walking in with the light shirt and tan pants? Here's a slightly better shot...

Still can't place him? How about this frame -- it's the best I could do. (The guy doesn't get any close-ups, and the only medium shot is of the back of his head)....

Let me try blowing it up. There's not much to work with here, but I'll do the best I can with the brightness and the sharpness...

There. Now, I ask you: Is that Tom Cruise? Is it possible one of the biggest movie stars in the world had a silent part in KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE? KFM was released in August of 1977, which means Cruise would've been 14 when it was being filmed, which looks about right. He's not listed in the cast, of course, and there's no mention of the movie on his filmography, either. His first film role is 1981's ENDLESS LOVE, and I can't find any record of him being in California before the 1980s, so maybe I'm completely wrong on this.

On the (very funny) DVD commentary, no one mentions Cruise, but director John Landis does reveal that the woman in the purple blouse is his mother.

So what's the verdict out there? Any die-hard Tom Cruise fans willing to make the call on this one?